February 20, 1870 ~ Sunday

Feb 20, 1870.

Sunday I did not attend meeting in the Forenoon Milo Andrus
spoke in the forenoon Afternoon G. A. Smith spoke 25 Minutes and
President Young 58 Minutes He spoke upon the gospel & made Evry
thing Plain if the religion of the Sectarian world did not
ketch or save us our religion would if sprinkling children was
not Baptism & not acceptable to God Baptism By immeresion
was & what harm was there in keeping the commandment of God it
would save a man while rejecting them would destroy a man
we met in the Prayer Circle with the Presidency & 12. I called upon
Brother Cannon in the Evening to see his Babies He had 4 young children
1 pair of Tweiens I then called upon the family of Brother James
Brown, He was gone North preaching. I then called upon Mother
Russell spent a few Moments I then called upon Elias Smith
& spent the Evening G. A. Smith & Brother Collester was there &
several other N. H. Felt had searched the Ancient Records of
the Smith Family & sent an account of some wills & other
Accounts of the family of Joseph Smith to G A Smith &
they were read over during the Evening with much interest
& comments made upon them

February 21, 1870 ~ Monday

21. The Legislature of the State of Deserett met
to day & organized I was a Member of the senate Gov
Brigham Young delivered a short written Message & an oral one He
spoke plain these are interesting & important times all the United
States as it were are at war with us triying to pass Bills through
Congress to destroy us for our religion I received a long
letter from R. W. Scott upon the sheep Question & wrote
one in return I held a meeting with the Board of directors

February 22, 1870 ~ Tuesday

22nd Washingtons Birth day I attended a Military Meeting in
the City Hall at 2 oclok speeches were made By D. H. Wells W Woodruff
E Snow G. Q. Cannon, Pace, Thurber, Winder & Hyde.
$5. I wrote a letter to Wilford sent him $5 & a sack of
goods & shoes & a sack of dried fruit all By Joseph W. Young
I attended a Milaitary Ball in the Evening at the Theater. I met
with Dr. H. Lathram & Lady from Laramie

February 23, 1870 ~ Wednesday

23nd $10 I wrote a letter to Betsey Alvord & sent her $10 By Richard
Barrett. I went to the field in the Evening

February 20, 1870 ~ Sunday

Feb 20, 1870.

Sunday I did not attend meeting in the Forenoon Milo Andrus spoke in the forenoon Afternoon G. A. Smith spoke 25 Minutes and President Young 58 Minutes He spoke upon the gospel & made Evry thing Plain if the religion of the Sectarian world did not ketch or save us our religion would if sprinkling children was not Baptism & not acceptable to God Baptism By immersion was & what harm was there in keeping the commandment of God it would save a man while rejecting them would destroy a man we met in the Prayer Circle with the Presidency & 12. I called upon Brother Cannon in the Evening to see his Babies He had 4 young children 1 pair of Twins I then called upon the family of Brother James Brown, He was gone North preaching. I then called upon Mother Russell spent a few Moments I then called upon Elias Smith & spent the Evening G. A. Smith & Brother Collester was there & several other N. H. Felt had searched the Ancient Records of the Smith Family & sent an account of some wills & other Accounts of the family of Joseph Smith to G A Smith & they were read over during the Evening with much interest & comments made upon them

February 21, 1870 ~ Monday

21. FIGURES The Legislature of the State of Deserett met to day & organized I was a Member of the senate Gov Brigham Young delivered a short written Message & an oral one He spoke plain these are interesting & important times all the United States as it were are at war with us trying to pass Bills through Congress to destroy us for our religion I received a long FIGURES letter from R. W. Scott upon the sheep Question & wrote one in return I held a meeting with the Board of directors

February 22, 1870 ~ Tuesday

22nd Washingtons Birth day I attended a Military Meeting in the City Hall at 2 oclok speeches were made By D. H. Wells W Woodruff E Snow G. Q. Cannon, Pace, Thurber, Winder & Hyde. [FIGURE] $5. I wrote a letter to Wilford sent him $5 & a sack of goods & shoes & a sack of dried fruit all By Joseph W. Young I attended a Military Ball in the Evening at the Theater. I met with Dr. H. Lathram & Lady from Laramie

February 23, 1870 ~ Wednesday

23nd [FIGURE] $10 I wrote a letter to Betsey Alvord & sent her $10 By Richard Barrett. I went to the field in the Evening